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betoveren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bewitch verb To cast a spell upon.
  • charm noun A quality that makes someone likeable, attractive, or persuasive.
  • enchant verb To delight or charm someone completely.
  • hex verb To cast a spell on someone, especially a harmful or evil one; to bewitch.
  • jinx noun A curse or spell believed to bring bad luck.
  • mesmerize verb To hold someone's attention so completely that they cannot look away or think about anything else.

Senses

betoveren is used for these senses in English:

  • bewitch (transitive) To cast a spell upon.
  • charm To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
  • charm (transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on.
  • enchant To cast a spell upon (often one that attracts or charms).
  • hex (transitive) To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch.
  • jinx (transitive) To cast a spell on.
  • mesmerize To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism.

bewitch — full definition

  1. verb To cast a spell upon.
  2. verb To fascinate or charm.
  3. verb To astonish, amaze.

charm — full definition

  1. noun A quality that makes someone likeable, attractive, or persuasive.
  2. noun An object or spoken words believed to bring good luck or magical protection.
  3. noun A small decorative trinket hung on a bracelet or necklace.
  4. verb To attract, delight, or persuade someone through pleasing qualities.
  5. verb To influence or protect someone or something through magic.

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